A Brooklyn coalition plans to unveil a new Columbus statue on private property this fall, sidestepping city review as its clash with Mayor Mamdani intensifies.

New York City kept its ratings intact ahead of a $1.5 billion bond sale, but Fitch and Moody’s left the warning light on.

New York AG Letitia James is challenging RFK Jr.’s ACA rule as a court fight narrows over enrollment, subsidies, and essential health benefits.

Jennifer Jones Austin will lead New York City’s civilian police watchdog as it faces a crush of complaints, staffing shortages and an unresolved fight over discipline.

A new follow-up audit says NYC still cannot consistently prove that vulnerable youth are screened, counted or connected to critical services.

New York City’s new LIFT Tracker maps more than 100 public sites tied to a potential 50,000 affordable homes. The map could make City Hall’s housing promises easier to track.

Terrell Anderson was transferred after an NYPD hiring scandal. Now he is headed for a deputy-chief promotion in Brooklyn North.

A new EEOC complaint targets SEO and 14 law firms over alleged discrimination against white, heterosexual Christian applicants. It is the latest escalation in the legal battle over diversity fellowships.

A first-of-its-kind satellite Surrogate’s Court office is now open inside Staten Island’s Charleston Library. The weekly service brings estate and guardianship help closer to the South Shore.

A bipartisan Senate bill would impose age checks, parental controls and new safety rules on AI companion chatbots used by minors.

A Manhattan judge dismissed most claims against Coinbase over token sales but kept a narrower inventory-sales fight alive.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing to keep New York gun sales in person as federal regulators loosen firearm rules.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has filled NYC’s 13 mayoral school-policy seats with parents, advocates and education insiders.